| Al-Aybaki Mosque | |
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مسجد الأيبكي | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active[clarification needed] |
| Location | |
| Location | Tuffah,Gaza |
| Country | Palestine |
  Location of the mosque inGaza | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°30′30″N34°28′07″E / 31.508349°N 34.468601°E /31.508349; 34.468601 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Mamluk |
| Founder | Mamluk dynasty |
| Completed | 13th century |
TheAl-Aybaki Mosque (Arabic:مسجد الأيبكي), also referred to as theMosque of Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki (Arabic transliteration:Jami ash-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Aybaki), is a historicmosque situated in theal-Tuffah neighborhood ofGaza City,Palestine. Built by theMamluks in the late 13th century, the mosque is named after Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, aMuslim religious leader.[1] According to hisnisba "Aybaki", Sheikh Abdullah was amamluk or relative ofIzz al-Din Aybak, the first Mamluksultan of Egypt. Sheikh Abdullah's son Sheikh Iyad was buried nearby at theSayed al-Hashim Mosque inal-Daraj while his other son Ahmad al-Aybaki, a local saintly person, was buried in a sanctuary called al-Mazar ash-Sheikh Aybak.[2]
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Religious sites in theOccupied Palestinian Territory | ||
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| Bethlehem Governorate |  | |
| Hebron Governorate | ||
| Jenin Governorate | ||
| Jericho Governorate | ||
| Jerusalem Governorate | ||
| Nablus Governorate | ||
| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | ||
| Salfit Governorate | ||
| Tulkarm Governorate | ||
| Gaza Governorate | ||
† Access to the site is controlled by Israel. | ||
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